Diego Maradona gets the boot from Al Wasl
Al Wasl did not reap the benefits as expected under Diego Maradona’s tutelage. The Saudi Arabian club finished eighth...
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John Terry racism trial begins
John Terry became the first Englishman since Fred Perry to win Wimbledon Actually the real story is John Terry’s...
2010 Carling Cup final: Park Ji Sung against Aston Villa
Three Lung Park. For more on the man who invented incessant running, a three part documentary done by a...
An era ends: Park Ji Sung leaves Utd for QPR
An unsung gem and a trailblazer for Asian footballers The hardest working player in the business has a new...
Arsenal cloak and dagger: Peter Hill Wood is out of touch
Arsenal: Self sustaining model or vulture capitalism? The response in the wake of RVP refusing to renew a new...
Contrary to reports Marcelo Bielsa stays on at Athletic
Marcelo “El Loco” Bielsa has had a rocky couple of weeks After meeting with Athletic Bilbao president Jose Urrutia,...
FIFA make a royal mess of the rankings
The Three Lions sit pretty in 4th position despite disappointing performances England rises to number 4 and raises eyebrows....
Sam Cronin struck by Beckham’s shot makes miraculous recovery
Sam Cronin of the San Jose Earthquakes lying prostrate on the pitch makes a miraculous recovery after getting struck...
Arsenal is a football club: Erect a firewall around that business model
The last two days ripped to shreds that carefully put together feel good pre-season feeling. Fans could be forgiven...
Goal line technology introduced much to Michel Platini’s chagrin
It is official. FIFA finally ended the goal line technology debate that began seven years ago after Pedro Mendes’s...
Copa Libertadores: Corinthians are champions beating Boca Juniors, 2-0
Emerson’s brace sparked a famous Corinthians victory over six times Copa Libertadores champions Boca Juniors. The first leg ended...
Alisher Usmanov attacks Stan Kroenke over Van Persie
Two odious characters: The pugilistic Usmanov and the insipid, colourless Kroenke Normally anything that Alisher Usmanov, the Uzbeki oligarch...
Shock: Robin Van Persie declines to renew contract
This sums up the Gunners mood today In a nightmare for Arsenal and its fans, Robin Van Persie declined...
Man Utd announces NYSE listing on day Higgs Boson officially exists
Science made one of its most important breakthroughs today as we came to know what constitutes matter. It was...
Gylfi Sigurdsson spurns Liverpool for Spurs
Andre Villas Boas wasted no time bringing Gylfi Sigurdsson to White Hart Gylfi Sigurdsson was supposed to be Liverpool...
Stuart Pearce explains why it didn’t work for Beckham
Stuart Pearce states its all “footballing reasons” why David Beckham was not chosen. He did his due diligence watching...
Euro 2012: Soccerblog’s top XI
UEFA announced its top 23 man squad and there are some eyebrow raisers with Steve Gerrard and Daniele De...
Andre Villas Boas to be unveiled as Spurs new coach
AVB will be unveiled as Harry Redknapp’s replacement later this week. Meanwhile, Luka Modric who caught the eye in...
Euro 2012: Jordi Alba and Xavi link brilliantly for Spain’s second
szólj hozzá: 2-0 One of the highlights of the 2012 Euro. Jordi Alba actually begins this move and starts...
Euro 2012: No sterile domination by Spain in final
It took 15 passes to create David Silva’s goal which as it turned out would have been enough to...
The media reaction: Spain rewrites history
Marca says Gracias, Gracias, Gracias. AS ran the headline. Spain: Three-time champions and legends of modern football. In a...
Euro 2012: Spain turns in a record breaking masterclass trouncing Italy, 4-0
szólj hozzá: Spain 4 0 Italy hoofoot.com highlights Great teams defy characterization, easy stereotypes, and rise to a challenge....
How Unique is Mario Balotelli?
As this ad tells us, he’s not Ronaldinho, Chris Waddle, Ronaldo, or Carlos Alberto Valderrama. Nope, he’s Mario Balotelli....
Euro 2012: The morning after for Super Mario
Head on down to Who Ate All The Pies for a collection of Mario Balotelli inspired memorabilia. The City...
Tim Bradford’s lo-fi animated match report: Portugal vs Spain
Funny and spot on. Here is the most recent Italy vs Germany match report. Tim’s got a bunch more...
Euro 2012: Five things we take from the Germany vs Italy match
Mesut Oezil has been a shadow, Andrea Pirlo a giant Mesut Oezil is no Andrea Pirlo: This Euro is...
Euro 2012: The Germans shed tears over their defeat
500,000 fans are left bereft at the Brandenberg Gate as their beloved Mannschaft come crashing down against the Italians.
A closer look at Olivier Giroud, the new Arsenal man
The first thing that leaps out is that he’s another left footed striker. Now we already have RVP and...
Shock: David Beckham not selected to England’s Olympic squad
Becks has worked hard and run more with the Olympic torch than at the LA Galaxy Stuart Pearce drops...
Giorgios Samaras vs Kyriakos Papadopoulos do a slow dance
How about this for one of the most enduring images of the 2012 Euro? In the Germany vs Greece...
Bert Van Marwijk resigns as Dutch coach
That didn’t take too long although Van Marwijk had till 2016 for his contract to run out and by...
Eur0 2012: Semi-finals: Portugal bow out to uninspiring Spain, 2-4 on PKs
Looks like no one brought their shooting boots to this match. It was a bunch of John Arne Riise’s...
Euro 2012: The Iberian showdown: Spain vs Portugal
In the 2010 World Cup second round, Spain went with a 4-4-2 with Fernando Torres paired up with David...
Fabio Capello got this one right about Wayne Rooney
Not as bad as the 2010 World Cup when England returned from a dismal campaign Fabio Capello said something...
Mario Balotelli imagery: This is racism and it is unacceptable
This is in such incredibly poor taste. Although the Gazzetta Dello Sport cartoonist explains this as a clumsy attempt...
It’s official: Olivier Giroud is an Arsenal man
The Montpellier striker who scored 21 goals in the Ligue last season to lead his club to their first...
Marco Reus piques Arsene Wenger’s interest
Marco Reus, the Borussia M’gladbach striker, who had such a breakout game against Greece was singled out by Arsene...
Andrea Pirlo’s failed panenka against Barcelona
Andrea Pirlo’s delectable panenka against Joe Hart to level Italy on penalties is one of the definitive highlights of...
Argentina Clausura: Arsenal win first title beating Belgrano, 1-0
Arsenal Football Club or better known as Arsenal De Sarandi in the Argentinian league won their first Premier Division...
Euro 2012: Italian domination in passing game against England
Andrea Pirlo stood out like a colossus as Steven Gerrard all but disappeared. The Italians worked their way to...
Euro 2012: Quarter-finals: England get found out as Italy win on penalties (4-2)
szólj hozzá: England vs Italy FULL HIGHLIGHTS + PENALTIES Two observations. How on earth did England survive for 120...
Euro 2012: Quarter-finals: Spain brush aside a supine France, 2-0
szólj hozzá: Spain 2 0 France hoofoot.com Samir Nasri gets the vote for the most disappointing footballer of this...
Euro 2012: Quarter- finals: Germany outclasses Greece, 4-2
szólj hozzá: Germany vs Greece 4:2 FULL MATCH HIGHLIGHTS The Germans at this point are a bit spoiled for...
Germany vs Greece: Kraftwerk vs Jon and Vangelis
Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou aka Vangelis (Chariots of Fire) collaborated with Jon Anderson of Yes, he of the seraphic voice...
Euro 2012: Miroslav Klose to start in Germany vs Greece austerity bowl
The Lazio striker is apparently Jogi Low’s first choice over Mario Gomez because of his big match production. He...
Euro 2012: Quarter-finals: Portugal overcome Czech Republic with Ronaldo’s strike
szólj hozzá: CZE 0 – POR 1 Joao Moutinho’s 79th minute cross was met emphatically by Cristiano Ronaldo as...
Euro 2012: France at it again as Samir Nasri fuels a locker room feud
Looks like Samir Nasri is showing his true colours again. After that one England performance, he seems to have...
Euro 1996: Karel Poborsky’s wonder lob lifts Czechs past Portugal, 1-0
Great technical ability shown by the Czech’s all time appearance leader to execute a perfect lob over the head...
Euro 2012: Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s fantastic volley against France
Sweetly struck by the AC Milan striker. Sweden won against France, 2-0 but they weren’t able to progress out...
Didier Drogba joins Shenhua: Where is this club making money?
As foreseen Didier Drogba makes the move to the Chinese League joining Shanghai Shenhua for a cool $15 million...
Euro 2012: Steven Gerrard’s blinder against Ukraine
Gerrard’s gaudy stats against Oleg Blokhin’s blokes Stevie G’s all round performance against Ukraine earn universal plaudits. He’s been...
A tale of two fines: Racism vs racy
Overt racism: £65,000 Covert marketing: £80,000 Observers more perspicacious have commented on how differently UEFA have treated Nicklas Bendtner’s...
Euro 2012: Group D: Marko Devic’s ghost goal haunts Ukraine
This is simply baffling. The fifth official standing right over the goal line with a clear field of vision...
Euro 2012: Group D: England top group as Ukraine fall to Rooney’s goal, 1-0
Wayne Rooney had the simplest of tasks left after Steven Gerrard’s cross broke free with no Ukrainian defender dealing...